East Haven, Conn., Code of Ordinances app. A § X

No person shall operate a rooming house, or shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any rooming unit in any rooming house, which is not in compliance with the provisions of every section of this ordinance except the provisions of Section III and Section IV. No owner or other person shall occupy or let to another person any rooming unit or dormitory room unless it is clean and sanitary and complies with all applicable requirements of the Town of East Haven.
10.01 No person shall operate a rooming house unless he holds a valid rooming house license issued by the Housing Code Committee in the name of the operator and for the specific dwelling or dwelling unit. The operator shall apply to the Housing Code Committee for such permit which shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer upon compliance by the operator with the applicable provisions of this ordinance and of any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. This permit shall be displayed in a conspicuous place within the rooming house at all times. No such permit shall be transferable. Every person holding such permit shall give notice in writing to the Code Enforcement Officer within twenty-four (24) hours after having sold, transferred, given away, or otherwise disposed of ownership of, interest in, or control of any rooming house. Such notice shall include the name and address of the person succeeding to the ownership or control of such rooming house. Every rooming house permit shall expire at the end of one (1) year following its date of issuance, unless sooner suspended or revoked as hereinafter provided.
10.02 At least one (1) flush water closet, lavatory basin and bathtub or shower, properly connected to a water supply system and sewer system or septic tank approved by the Building Official and/or Sewer Administrator of the Town of East Haven in good working condition, shall be supplied for each six (6) persons or fraction thereof residing within a rooming house, including members of the operator's family wherever they share the use of the said facilities provided: 10.02.01 That in a rooming house where rooms are let only to males, flush urinals may be substituted for not more than one-half the required number of water closets;
10.02.02 That all such facilities shall be so located within the dwelling as to be reasonably accessible to all persons sharing such facilities and from a common hall or passageway;
10.02.03 That every lavatory basin and bathtub or shower shall be supplied with heated and unheated water under pressure at all times.
10.03 No meals may be prepared or eaten in a rooming house other than in a dwelling unit contained therein by and for the occupants of that dwelling unit solely unless such meals are prepared and eaten in communal kitchens and dining rooms conforming to the standards of Subsections 10.03.01 and 10.03.02 of this ordinance, except that this Subsection shall not apply to the eating of meals in establishments which hold valid restaurant licenses issued by the appropriate state and local authorities and which have the rooming house and restaurant operations integrated as a single business enterprise. 10.03.01 A communal kitchen shall comply with the following standards:
(a) It shall contain at least 60 square feet of floor area in every case and at least 100 square feet if meals are both prepared and eaten therein;
(b) If occupants are permitted to eat meals therein, it shall be supplied with one dining chair and two lineal feet of dining table space, in addition to the surface area for food preparations required under paragraph (f) below, for each occupant of the rooming house permitted to eat in the kitchen, the surface of each dining table to be smooth and easily cleanable;
(c) It shall contain at least one (1) kitchen sink of an approved type which shall be supplied with hot water at all times in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 4.01.01 of this ordinance;
(d) It shall contain at least one (1) kitchen gas stove or electric stove, every such stove to have at least two (2) top burners and an oven;
(e) It shall contain at least one (1) electric or gas refrigerator with an adequate food storage capacity;
(f) It shall contain one (1) or more table[s] or other facility having a total surface area for food preparation of not less than six (6) square feet, the surface of each table or other facility to be of non-toxic materials suitable for the preparation of food, smooth and easily cleanable;
(g) It shall contain at least one (1) cabinet of adequate size suitable for the storage of food and eating and cooking utensils;
(h) It shall be supplied by the operator with the rubbish storage facilities and garbage disposal or storage facilities specified in Section III of this ordinance;
(i) It shall be located within a room accessible to the occupant of each rooming unit sharing the use of such kitchen without going outside of the dwelling and without going through a dwelling or rooming unit of another occupant.
10.03.02 Where a communal kitchen does not conform to the provisions of Subsection 10.03.01 of this ordinance relating to the eating of meals therein, meals shall be eaten in a communal dining room that complies with the following standards:
(a) It shall contain at least seventy (70) square feet of floor area.
(b) It shall be supplied with one (1) dining chair and two (2) lineal feet of dining table space for each occupant of the rooming house permitted to eat in the dining room, the surface of each dining table to be of non-toxic materials, smooth and easily cleanable;
(c) It shall be located on the same floor of the rooming house as the communal kitchen in which the meals are prepared and shall be as nearly adjacent to the communal kitchen as is practicable; and
(d) It shall be located within a room accessible to the occupant of each rooming unit sharing such dining room without going outside of the dwelling and without going through a dwelling unit or rooming unit of another occupant.
10.04 The operator of every rooming house shall change supplies, bed linen and towels therein at least once a week, and prior to the letting of any room by any occupant. The operator shall be responsible for the maintenance of all supplies and bedding in a clean and sanitary manner.
10.05 Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one (1) person shall contain at least eighty (80) square feet of floor space. In a sleeping room that does not contain at least four (4) square feet of closet space per occupant with at least an unobstructed height of five (5) feet, an amount of space equal in square footage to the deficiency shall be subtracted from the area of habitable room space used in determining permissible occupancy.
10.06 Every rooming unit shall have immediate access to approved, unobstructed, dual means of egress, appropriately marked, and lighted, leading to safe and open space at ground level which means of egress shall not pass through any other dwelling unit or rooming unit.
10.07 Structurally sound handrails shall be provided on any steps containing two (2) risers or more. If steps are not enclosed, handrails and balusters spaced no more than six (6) inches apart shall be provided. Porches and/or balconies located more than three (3) feet higher than the adjacent areas shall have structurally sound protective guardrails at least thirty (30) inches high, and if unenclosed, balusters spaced no more than six (6) inches apart shall also be provided. Alternate systems providing at least the same degree of safety, if approved by the Housing Code Enforcement Officer, will be accepted.
10.08 Every door to every rooming unit shall be equipped with safe, functioning locking devices.
10.09 Access to or egress from each rooming unit shall be provided without passing through any other rooming unit, dwelling or dwelling unit.